Carlos Ponck
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AVS | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Derby | ||
| 2012–2014 | Mindelense | ||
| 2014 | Quarteirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Farense | 61 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Benfica B | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Chaves (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Aves (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Aves | 20 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 51 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Chaves (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Moreirense | 24 | (0) |
| 2025 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | AVS | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2021 | Cape Verde | 23 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 February 2026 | |||
Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues (born 13 January 1990), known as Carlos Ponck or simply Ponck, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club AVS.
Club career
On 27 July 2014, Ponck made his professional debut with Farense in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Chaves. On 29 December 2015, he joined Portuguese champions Benfica,[1] who loaned him out to Paços de Ferreira in January 2016.[2] He then returned to Benfica to play for their reserve team, playing four matches in LigaPro.
On 31 August 2016, Ponck joined Primeira Liga side Chaves on a season-long loan deal.[3][4] After playing on loan for Aves in the 2017–18 season, Ponck signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.[5]
On 29 July 2019, Turkish Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir announced the signing of Ponck on a four-year contract.[6] That season, Ponck made 22 league appearances, scoring 1 goal; Başakşehir were crowned Turkish champions for the first time in their history.[7]
On 7 February 2022, Başakşehir sent Ponck on loan to Çaykur Rizespor until the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]
On 1 September 2022, Ponck returned to Portugal, being sent on a season-long loan to his former club Chaves, who had achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga at the end of the previous season.[9]
On 4 September 2023, recently-promoted to Primeira Liga club Moreirense announced the signing of Ponck on a three-year contract.[10] In January 2025, following one-and-a-half seasons with Moreirense, he joined Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[11]
On 4 November 2025, Ponck returned to Portugal, signing a contract until the end of the season with AVS, who sat at the bottom of the Primeira Liga table.[12]
International career
Ponck made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–0 friendly win over Luxembourg on 28 March 2017.[13]
He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations 2021 when the team reached the round of 16.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 April 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Quarteirense | 2013–14 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Farense | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | LigaPro | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 0 | ||||
| Benfica | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Benfica B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chaves (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Aves (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Aves | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 1 | |||
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Chaves (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Moreirense | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| AVS | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 277 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 327 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup, Israel State Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Turkish Super Cup
International
- As of match played 7 October 2021[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
Honours
Aves
İstanbul Başakşehir
Hapoel Beer Sheva
References
- ^ "夜明けに備えられた高度な設備 -".
- ^ "Ponck chega cedido pelo Benfica - P. Ferreira - Jornal Record". Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Carlos Ponck é reforço" [Carlos Ponck joins]. G.D. Chaves (in Portuguese). 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Carlos Ponck no Desportivo das Aves por empréstimo do Benfica SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Ponck regressa ao Aves e a título definitivo" [Ponck returns to Aves permanently] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Başakşehir, Carlos Ponck transferini açıkladı" [Başakşehir announced the transfer of Carlos Ponck]. Mynet Spor (in Turkish). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Internacional cabo-verdiano Carlos Ponck é campeão da Turquia pelo Istambul Basaksehir" [Cape Verdean international Carlos Ponck is Turkish champion for Istanbul Basaksehir]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Ponck emprestado ao Rizespor" [Carlos Ponck loaned to Rizespor]. Criolo Sports (in Portuguese). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Defesa cabo-verdiano Carlos Ponck regressa ao Desportivo de Chaves" [Cape Verdian defender Carlos Ponck returns to Desportivo de Chaves]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Ponck chega para a defesa" [Ponck arrives for the defence] (in European Portuguese). Moreirense FC. 4 September 2023.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Carlos Ponck deixa o Moreirense e reforça líder israelita" [OFFICIAL: Carlos Ponck leaves Moreirense and reinforces Israeli leader]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 21 January 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ Monteiro, Angelo Manuel (4 November 2025). "Carlos Ponck regressa como reforço do AVS" [Carlos Ponck returns as AVS reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). Rádio Metropolitana Porto. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "International Roundup: Goals galore but three return injured | Planet Benfica". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.
- ^ Carlos Ponck at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Carlos Ponck". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ Benfica: Ponck no Desp. Aves a título definitivo Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
External links
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
- Carlos Ponck at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Carlos Ponck at Soccerway